idle rumor

Example Sentences

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That is an idle rumor," said he; "two days ago they were still in Frankfort.

From The Merchant of Berlin An Historical Novel by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)

Nothing so shameful as this has ever come before, nothing that cuts so deep, nothing that has dragged France so low; therefore there is hope that this tale is but another idle rumor.

From Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc — Volume 1 by Twain, Mark

Perhaps no foe has more injured mankind than idle rumor.

From The Honorable Miss A Story of an Old-Fashioned Town by Christy, F. Earl

"I think I had better not say it, for it may have been a mere idle rumor," answered Percy, who was now beginning to disclose some of his better traits of character.

From Taken by the Enemy by Optic, Oliver

The English journals, while repeating this idle rumor, observed that it was unfounded, and that Paine had not left France.

From The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III. 1791-1804 by Paine, Thomas